Hello, my name is ELENI PATERAKI and I'm 37 years old and currently living in Greece. I am a native Greek speaker and teach Greek. I have been an online English teacher with Verbalplanet.com since May 2011.
I can speak the following languages fluently: Greek, English, Italian, Portuguese - Europe.
I am currently offering a free initial trial lesson for new students.

Detailed Profile in English

About me

Hello everyone, I am Eleni and I come from Greece. It has always been a pleasure for me to communicate with different people from all over the world. When I was a student, I had participated at ERASMUS program in Portugal, which I totally enjoyed. It was one of the strongest experience in my life. In general, I am a funny and sociable person.

Qualifications & Experience

I got my Bachelor's Degree in School of Philosophy at University of Crete in 2003. Since then, I've been successfully teaching Modern Greek to Greek pupils of all levels. I started teaching Greek Language and History to adult foreigners on January 2011 and I must say it is very interesting experience so far. So, that's why I am here. I believe I can help someone to get started with Greek and go on and on... :)

I would also like to mention that I have participated in several seminars on Special education and Counselling/Psychotherapy, which have helped improve myself and my teaching methods.

Teaching Approach

I am always open to my pupils' suggestions and I try to organize the learning session, according to their own needs and level. I use as much material as I can, in order to make the lesson enjoyable and interesting. I tend to emphasize on details, which can be helpful for people who seriously want to get involved with Greek. I try to speak Greek as much as possible, during the classes, because I believe it is the most effective way for someone to learn Greek easily and fastly, even if they don't speak a single word before the classes. In the end, I believe in the interaction between tutor and student. Learning is adynamic and experientlal procedure for both of them.

My first trial lesson (Greek) with Eleni was great! She was very patient with me and her style of teaching was very effective. I would definitely recommend her to anyone interested in learning the language!